How to Use catacomb in a Sentence

catacomb

noun
  • In recent years, the outlines of the catacomb structure have been emerging from the soil.
    — Bernhard Warner, Fortune, 28 Sep. 2020
  • The Mummy is set up with the grace of Boris Karloff lumping around the catacombs.
    — Gregory Nussen, Deadline, 16 Apr. 2026
  • At that time of night, the subway was a catacomb and anyone walking around on the platform looked like a prisoner.
    — Longreads, 21 June 2017
  • This tour will bring you to a selection of Rome's catacombs going back to the first century.
    — Maresa Manara, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Mar. 2018
  • There are only a few areas of the catacombs accessible to the public.
    — Ingrid Rojas Contreras, New York Times, 22 Mar. 2023
  • But below the stalls and stands is a maze of catacombs, dark corners and maybe even paranormal activity.
    — Sarah Bahr, Indianapolis Star, 11 July 2018
  • The catacombs represent the largest necropolis in the world and are also among the most secret, but perhaps not for much longer.
    — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 17 Oct. 2024
  • One section of the quarry was burrowed beneath a large catacomb that was dug by the early Christians to bury their dead.
    — Nick Squires, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 Jan. 2022
  • Some sections of the miles-long catacombs have been rarely explored, and experts believe more remain undiscovered.
    — Meghan Miner Murray, National Geographic, 2 Aug. 2019
  • Yes, Pope and Sarah do end part one trapped in a catacomb in Charleston that is rapidly filling with water.
    — Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 11 Oct. 2024
  • In the station, shadows pool in the basins of hundreds of concrete coffers lining the domed catacomb, as if each one holds something secret.
    — Kelsey Ables, Washington Post, 25 Mar. 2021
  • Meanwhile, the last viewers see of Pope and Sarah, they are trapped in the catacombs as floodwaters rush in from a brewing storm.
    — Monica Mercuri, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024
  • The internet is a virtual catacomb, where the skeletons of human decency line the damp, mildewed walls.
    — Christine Flowers, Philly.com, 15 June 2017
  • The catacombs, long abused as a temporary home for vagrants and even as a handy storage space for the church’s janitors, had been cleaned up some, but still were in rough shape.
    — Chris Kaltenbach, baltimoresun.com, 31 Oct. 2019
  • The place feels like a living, breathing being, with various catacombs and vaults and catwalks that disobey the laws of gravity.
    — Reif Larsen, The Seattle Times, 1 Aug. 2018
  • Players explore the environment using a slew of weapons and magic spells in hidden dungeons, caves, catacombs and more.
    — Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 20 Apr. 2026
  • Using lasers, restorers stripped away the deposits strata by strata — a technique never used before in the catacombs.
    — Elisabetta Povoledo, New York Times, 30 May 2017
  • Pope and Sarah volunteer to go into the catacombs, but Lightner and Dalia reach the tombs first and steal a scroll hidden there.
    — Monica Mercuri, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2024
  • Beyond a black door begin two interconnecting catacombs—webs of passageways lined with niches for the burial of the dead.
    — John Hooper, WSJ, 11 Jan. 2017
  • The plan calls for a portion of the catacombs to be restored and exposed, creating an accessible pathway to the past that leads into a new outdoor plaza.
    — Justin L. MacK, Axios, 15 Jan. 2025
  • While Pope and Sarah desperately sought an escape, a violent storm hit and flooded the catacombs.
    — Jordana Comiter, People.com, 16 Oct. 2024
  • At some point a local official in Paris suggested the catacombs under the city be emptied and sent to sugar factories.
    — Byandrew Curry, science.org, 2 Apr. 2024
  • They were also spotted visiting the city's catacombs and dining near the Eiffel Tower.
    — Jolene Latimer, PEOPLE.com, 29 June 2022
  • Much like the myths of Christians hiding in the catacombs and being thrown to the lions in the Colisseum, there’s not much truth to the story.
    — Nicole Winfield | Ap, Washington Post, 3 June 2017
  • Between the first and fifth centuries, catacombs were dug along the coastline just north of Klima, and the waves have clawed away at the cliffs, exposing the graves’ arched, shadowy openings.
    — Peter Rock, New York Times, 14 Nov. 2019
  • Many parts of the French capital were transformed into sporting venues overnight, but one iconic venue far away from the action was the catacombs that sit directly under the ground.
    — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 17 Oct. 2024
  • For a darker experience in the City of Light, venture beneath Paris and explore its hundreds of miles of catacombs.
    — Sophie Friedman, AFAR Media, 22 Oct. 2025
  • The scene ends with Jon's candle blowing out and cold air (usually a sign that White Walkers are near) filtering into the catacomb.
    — Erica Gonzales, Harper's BAZAAR, 14 Jan. 2019
  • Scheidel analyzed the work of intrepid researchers who combed the catacombs to collect about 4,000 such inscriptions.
    — Andrew Van Dam, Washington Post, 16 Feb. 2024
  • Don't let the name Wind Cave National Park lull you into thinking only of the dark and mysterious catacombs of the cave.
    — Robert Annis, Midwest Living, 14 May 2026

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